On the “Chemin des automitrailleuses”

Set out in the footsteps of the German and French soldiers through the lakes and the Somme Valley. Starting off from the village of Curlu, this easy-going walk (10 km) will lead you to the locality of "Chapeau du Gendarme", a German stronghold until 1916. After the French forces took the locality, the first armoured cars entered the scene. The view from here of the Somme Valley is stunning.

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